Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Amount

$44,627.00

Award Date

7/20/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition which results in lifelong disability. To date there exists no treatment that can restore significant function to persons with SCI. We have previously demonstrated that a combinatory strategy of Schwann c